March 2018 Visa Bulletin

March 2018 Visa Bulletin

Department of State released the March 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

Note: USCIS has designated the Final Actions Dates chart for employment based adjustment of status applications within the U.S. for March 2018.

Below are some key changes for the employment-based preference categories this month:

Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Preference Cases:

All EB1 remain current.

EB2 China moved forward more than two months from 10/01/2013 to 12/08/2013. EB2 India moved forward one week from 12/08/2008 to 12/15/2008. All other EB2 remain current.

EB3 China moved forward two months from 09/15/2014 to 11/15/2014. EB3 India moved forward one month from 12/01/2006 to 01/01/2007. EB3 Philippines moved forward two months from 03/01/2016 to 05/01/2016. All other EB3 remain current.

EB5 China remains at 07/22/2014. All other EB5 remain current.

Dates for Filing of Employment-Based Visa Applications:

All EB1 remain current

EB2 China moved forward 10 weeks from 11/15/2014 to 02/01/2015. EB2 India remains at 02/08/2009. All other EB2 remain current.

EB3 China remains at 01/01/2016. EB3 India remains at 01/01/2008. EB3 Philippines moved forward from 08/01/2016 to 10/01/2016. All other EB3 remain current.